These vibrant row houses are a unique example of Baltimore kitsch.

Baltimore's classic clock tower was once topped by a rotating, 20-ton medicine bottle.

Once America's tallest structure, now a Baltimore landmark.

Dedicated to a veritable Houdini among P.O.W.s who escaped imprisonment on five separate occasions.

Honoring combatants from Portsmouth who served in Cuba and the Philippines during the Spanish-American War.

Get up close and personal at this Fresnel Lens.

Where pardoned turkeys once spent their all-too-brief final days.

This small island declared independence from South Korea in the hopes of attracting tourists.

All that remains of an ancient royal palace is a water channel that was used for drinking games.

One of only a handful of seaside temples in Korea, this sacred space is home to a legendary healing Buddha statue and a traffic safety prayer pagoda.

The burial ground of two kings and a queen is now a calm city park in the middle of bustling Seoul.

A unique structure located on the grounds of one of five grand palaces that were built by the Joseon dynasty.

The world's longest bridge fountain has hundreds of nozzles that create a beautiful, illuminated spectacle.

A maritime museum holding the remains of Blackbeard's pirate ship.

Burial site more than 300 years old.

A museum in the heart of Virginia peanut country devoted to the humble goober.

A museum dedicated to a unique ecosystem.

Nine of the very few concrete ships ever made in the U.S. are beautifully decaying off a Virginia pier.

The North Carolina grounds are leased in perpetuity to the British Commonwealth for as long as the WWII sailors are buried there.

An out-of-the-way wildlife haven with a rich and storied past of harboring thousands of fugitive slaves, or "Maroons" during the mid 1800s.

This historic sunny-yellow building has an unfortunate connection to the sinking of the Titanic.

This lake—the second largest in the state— was hiding historic treasures beneath its surface.

During World War II, blimps were a key part of the United States' defense against German U-boats—this building could house a dozen of the armed airships.

One of the best places to see wild Colonial Spanish Mustangs in the United States.